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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Choose Leadership to Stay Relevant

Leadership is a choice more than a title. Today, I am reminded that there is a compelling new reason for choosing leadership, “Staying relevant in our new age of work.”

Background

I have written about leadership choice several times in the past. For example, in Leading from Below, I cite a Wall Street Journal article that makes five recommendations about your leadership choices. The most important recommendation is:

Make a conscious decision to lead and move beyond your current role. Make the decision on your own. Take the risk and you'll thrive in your job and get that next promotion.